Topic: White House

Mar 17, 
1913

Suffragists Meet With President Wilson in White House

Nov 12, 
1914

Civil Rights Leader Monroe Trotter Confronts President Wilson in White House Over Segregation

Aug 11, 
1917

“Kaiser Wilson” – Suffragists Picket White House

Jan 1, 
1919

Suffragists Stage First “Watch Fire” Demonstration in Front of White House

Feb 9, 
1919

Suffragists Burn Effigy of President Wilson in Front of White House

Apr 29, 
1922

“Children’s Crusade:” Families of Political Prisoners Picket White House Seeking Amnesty

Jun 12, 
1929

First Lady Lou Henry Hoover Invites African-American to White House Tea – Racist Uproar Follows

Sep 27, 
1940

A. Philip Randolph Confronts FDR In White House Over Segregated Military

Jun 18, 
1941

Civil Rights Leader A. Philip Randolph Confronts FDR in the White House — Wins EEO Order

Sep 19, 
1946

Truman Promises Presidential Civil Rights Committee

Mar 22, 
1948

A. Philip Randolph Confronts Truman Over Segregated Military

Jul 10, 
1955

E. Frederic Morrow Becomes First African-American Presidential Aide

Jan 31, 
1963

Folk Singer Josh White Performs for JFK at “Dinner with the President” on CBS TV

Jun 22, 
1963

President Kennedy Pressures Dr. Martin Luther King to Fire Alleged Communist Associates, Fails

Jun 22, 
1963

President Kennedy Tries, Fails to Get Civil Rights Leaders to Cancel March on Washington

Apr 17, 
1965

Mattachine Society Pickets White House to Demand Equal Rights for Homosexuals

Nov 27, 
1965

Tens of Thousands of Vietnam War Protesters Picket the White House

May 7, 
1969

Women Picket White House – FBI Sees National Security Threat!

Jul 24, 
1971

Nixon “Plumbers” Unit Created, Illegal Actions Follow

Jun 23, 
1972

Nixon White House “Smoking Gun” Meeting; Nixon Obstructs Justice

Jul 16, 
1973

Secret White House Taping System Revealed – Tapes Lead to Nixon’s Resignation

Apr 29, 
1974

“Expletive Deleted:” Nixon Releases Edited White House Watergate Tapes

Aug 5, 
1974

White House Releases Incriminating “Smoking Gun” Tape Recordings – Nixon Resigns Four Days Later

Mar 26, 
1977

Lesbian and Gay Activists Meet in White House, First Time Ever

Jun 15, 
2012

Obama Hosts First-Ever Gay Pride Reception at White House

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